Foundation garment



Feb. 3, 1942. l. RosNER FOUNDATION GARMENT Filed sept. 11, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a I I i l ll 'lfrg/'y I fasher QAM vmen control feature'.

Patented Feb. 3, 1942A Y' v Ft)I'JNDMIdit Y l flrving Rosner, New York, Y. l

1-1, 1940;. seriall N9. 356.13.91

scoresol s rial, with cross-elastic strapsr connecting the' front portion ofthe lower endfof the brassire with parts of the belt. This arrangement of garment gives freedom to the wearer and'k gives'` y thefwearer, especially one with a heavy bust,

abetteruplift as'thcross elastic straps havev a t'endnc'y to upliftithe' bust ysection and 'thus the garment will give the Wearena better carriagel Also byseparating the front of the major brassire part and-the upper portionof `the frontpart extendspver in overlapping rela,- tion ,a considerable portion .of the lower part of 2 the brassire-part asvshown in Figures l, 2 and 3. 4The upper edge ofthe lfront partis curved as yshown at I0 andl this .curved portion is located an appreciable `distance above the lower edge Il `'ofthe brassire part.. A n 2 Thisfrontlporticn F is formed of a central panel vI2 ofrnonfelasticfmaterial with its vlower part'o f Yforked construction and the space be,- tween the limbs of the fork being lled'in by `an elastic insert I3.4 Elasticinserts I4 connect the side edges'of the panel I2 withnside portions of the fr rontand the brassire part maybe formed of a central portion @I5 of non-elastic material, andfelastic inserts 'lnpconnected with the side `edges of'klthepart, I5 `and the side portions I1 portion of then garmentfrom the brassire parte..

there is'no pull V'on the brassire' section' whenl the body is being moved thus insuring y comfort to the wearerand there is no drag 'at' thebust line While' the body is 'in motion/,fthebeltl portion providing a diaphragm and abdA With these and other objectsv in mind, reference 'is had 'tolfthe acom'panyin'g sheets Vof:

drawings illustrating Vone practical embodiment of the invention and in whichn Figure l is a front view of the improved garment.

Figure 2 is a section on the line ure 1. v A

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 ofFig'- ure 2. n

Figure 4 is a rear View of the garment.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1. y

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 3. I

In these views the letter A indicates the body of the garment which may be of any suitable material and the back I of the garment, shown in Figure 4 may be provided with the elastic insert 2 at the central portion of its top part 2 2 of Figand the sides of the back I may be connected y with side portions of the garment by the elastic inserts 3, these inserts terminating short of the top of thegarment.

In carrying out the invention the garment formed with a brassire part B which has its side edges connected to the side portions of the garment but this brassire portionis not conl nectedv with the front of the garmentfas the front portion F has its top separated from the ofV lthe'fbrassireipart. lA belt :C is located on the inner yface of jthe. f ront portion F1 and 'is composed ofthe central panel I8 of non-elastic materialand theside, panelsjorjinserts I9 of elasticfinaterial, the lside edges Voft these, panels I9 being` connectedto side portionsr of the'garment as; shown at 20. The central 'panel'lo'lfi'the belt maybe providedwith theA stiffening members 2j :placed in pocketsv formed inthe-paneland -the'top and bottom ends of the elastic panels lISI are free while the 'upper end vof the central panel I 8 extends upwardly and is connected with the upper end I 0 of the front F as shown more particularly in Figure 2. Cross vstraps 23. connect the central portion ofthe lower edge II of the brassire part B with intermediate portions of the side edges of the panel I8 ofthe belt as shown more particularly in FigureS. Also, the .lower end ofthe panel I8 of the belt' is extended at its `corners'to form the tabs 24 to `which the hose supporting? elastic straps 25/are connected, these straps also `being connected to the front of the garment at the. lower edge thereof and other hose supporting members are connected with the rear part of the garment as shown at 26. The usual lace v:portions 2'Ikform part of the brassire portion of the lgarment and shoulder straps y28 connectA the upper portions of theseparts of thebrassire with the rear portion of the garment.` Stiffening members 2 I may be placed wherever desired or'necessary and the garment can be opened at aside thereof as 'shown at 30 and this opening may be closed by the usual slide fastener andhook 'and eyes, the drawings showing the slide; fastener for thel main portion of the4 garmenty and thel hooks andveyes for the brassire of the; .from

part, these hooks and eyes connecting one side of the brassire part with a rear portion of the garment.

As before stated by having the brassire part free of the front portion of the garment freedom of movement to the wearer is aorded and the formation of the front part of the garment with the brassire gives a better uplift to the bust and eliminates the dragging action usually noticed in garments of this nature. Also, by having the iront part of the garment separate from the brassire section the user has free body ,motion without disturbing the bust line yet the brassire section is rmly held in place by being connected to the back section and its formation with the elastic inserts will firmly hold the bust in position and the elastic straps 23 also prevent the brassire section from moving upwardly. n

In some cases the elastic and non-elastic panels can be reversed from the arrangements shown as the center panel can be made of elastic material and the side panels of non-elastic material. Also the straps 23 can be made of nonelastic material and need not be crossed as shown.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes. fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. In a foundation garment including a body composed of a rear portion and a front portion and a brassiresection, the upper part of the rear portion extending upwardly beyond the top of the front portion the sides of the brassire section being connected with side portions of the rear of the garment, the upper portion of the front of the garment being separate from the brassire section and overlapping the same, a belt extending across the inner face of the front portion of the garment and including a central panel of non-elastic material and side panels of elastic material connecting the belt with the invention, what is front of the garment, and cross straps connecting the lower edge of the brassire section with side edges of the central panel of the belt intermediate the ends of the central panel, the central panel of the belt extending upwardly and being connected to the upper edge of the front of the garment.

2. In a foundation garment, a body portion including a high rear part and a low front part, said rear and front parts including elastic inserts, a belt including a central panel of nonelastic material and side panels of elastic material, means for connecting the side edges of the belt with side portions of the inner parts of the fro-nt of the garment, the upper end of the central panel of the belt being extended and connected with the top of the front of the garment, the upper ends of the elastic panels being free, a brassire section at the upper portion of the front of the garment having its side portions connected with side portions of the upper portion of the rear of the garment, the lower portion of the brassire section extending under the upper portion of the front of the garment and separate therefrom, said brassire portion being formed with elastic inserts and lace portions, cross strips of elastic material connecting the center portion of the lower edge of the brassire section with side edges of the central panel of the belt the elastic portions of the brassire part, the front part of the garment and the belt being arranged adjacent each other.

3. In a foundation garment including a body composed of a rear portion and a front portion having its top located below the plane of the top of the rear portion and a brassire section, the sides of the brassire section being connected with side portions of the rear of the garment, the upper portion of the front of the garment A. being separate from the brassire section and overlapping the same, a lbelt extending across the front portion of the garment and including longitudinally extending panels of non-elastic and elastic material, the side edges of the belt 3being connected with the side portions of the garment and straps connecting the lower edge of the brassire section with portions of the belt.

IRVING ROSNER. 

